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US 5,330,381 AGranted
Grooved wheel and stick toy
OwnerArthur W. Hutchesoninventor
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Abstract
The invention is an amusement device comprising a control arm generally in the form of a stick and a rolling toy in the form of a wheel. The stick is used to move the wheel in various directions. The inventive portion of the device lies in a series of grooves in the wheel and a corresponding series of grooves in the bottom, or blade, of the control arm. The use of the grooves enables one to efficiently and quickly control the speed and movement of the wheel.
Claims5
A wheel and stick amusement toy comprising:
- a stick portion comprising a handle and a blade portion, said blade portion having a series of grooves, a wheel portion having a tread surface, said tread surface running along the periphery of said wheel and having two outer grooved surfaces and an inner grooved surface, said inner grooved surface between said outer surfaces, said outer grooved surfaces describing a circle with a first diameter, and said inner grooved surface describing a circle with a second diameter smaller than said first diameter so that said inner grooved surface forms a channel between said outer grooved surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.